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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose idea of the after-life does Huck favor?
(a) Miss Watson's.
(b) Tom Sawyer's.
(c) His father's.
(d) The widow's.

2. What first alerts Mrs. Loftus to the fact that 'Sarah/Mary' is a boy?
(a) He doesn't walk daintily in a dress.
(b) His fingernails are dirty.
(c) Huck does not thread a needle in a feminine way.
(d) She sees that he has some fuzz on his cheeks and chin.

3. In Chapter 13, what is Jim's attitude to the adventure he and Huck have just experienced?
(a) Ambivalent. He is uncertain about the moral status of what they have just done.
(b) Enthusiastic. He can't wait for the next opportunity, though he does have some criticism.
(c) Negative. He didn't enjoy it and doesn't want similar adventures.
(d) Compliant. He likes Huck to lead, enjoyed the adventure and falls in with Huck's ideas.

4. What does Huck do with the canoe when he reaches Jackson's Island?
(a) He scuttles it.
(b) He lets it drift down the river.
(c) He conceals it under willow branches.
(d) He hauls it way up the bank and hides it in some woods.

5. What is Huck's reaction to the widow's prayer?
(a) He decides to test prayer by praying for impossible things.
(b) He ridicules prayer because he can't see how it helps people.
(c) He takes it seriously and goes off to the forest to think about it
(d) He takes it seriously and vows to attend church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does Huck give for having the gun in his hands?

2. What convinces the ferry captain to investigate the sinking ship?

3. What is the 'good place' to which Miss Watson keeps referring?

4. Why is his father annoyed with Huck in Chapter 5?

5. How does Huck's practical joke on Jim backfire?

(see the answer key)

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